Triple Definition

trĭpəl
tripled, triples, tripling
adjective
Consisting of three parts or members.
American Heritage
Done, used, said, etc. three times; repeated twice.
Webster's New World
Three times as much in size, strength, number, or amount.
American Heritage
Having three beats to a measure.
American Heritage
Three times the quantity.
Give me a triple serving of mashed potatoes.
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noun
triples
A number or quantity three times as great as another.
American Heritage
Something capable of carrying or moving three people or things, as a chairlift.
American Heritage
A group of three; triad.
Webster's New World
A hit enabling the batter to reach third base.
American Heritage

(US) A hamburger with three patties.

I'd like a triple with cheese.
Wiktionary
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verb
tripled, triples, tripling
To make three times as much or as many.
Webster's New World
To become three times as much or as many.
Webster's New World
To advance (a runner) by hitting a triple.
Webster's New World
To hit a triple.
Webster's New World
To multiply by three.
The company tripled their earnings per share over last quarter.
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Other Word Forms of Triple

Noun

Singular:
triple
Plural:
triples

Origin of Triple

  • Middle English from Old French from Latin triplus (on the model of Greek triploos) Latin tri- three trei- in Indo-European roots -plus -fold pel-2 in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Middle English, from Latin triplus.

    From Wiktionary

Triple Sentence Examples

  • From it rise double or triple ranges connected by cross-ridges and spined with outer spurs.

  • Instead of only two slow steps, dancers execute two sets of triple steps.

  • Most beginners start with a single time swing and work their way up to triple time and other more advanced forms of the dance.

  • Depretis made some opposition, hut finally acquiesced, and the treaty of triple alliance was signed on the 20th of May 1882, five days after the promulgation of the Franco-Italian commercial treaty in Paris.

  • At the same time the text of the Triple Alliance was published.

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